Ana Lomtadze joined IAU in September 2018 as a communications officer, in charge of both internal and external communications planning and strategy. She was previously a Program Specialist at the Open Society Foundations, working on civic engagement and human rights for the Eurasian Region. Ana has experience in communications, research and project management, and has worked for Chai Khana, a Tbilisi-based multimedia platform, Chatham House and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Ana holds a Master’s degree in Media and Communications from the London School of Economics and a BA in Political Science and Cinema Studies from Wellesley College. A native Georgian speaker, she is fluent in English, French and Russian.